Tropical Storm Melissa intensifying
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Hurricane Melissa strengthens into a Category 1 storm in the Caribbean. Maps show its forecast path.
Melissa is expected to strengthen from a tropical storm into a major hurricane and bring "catastrophic" flash flooding and landslides to Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Hurricane Melissa is forecast to become a major hurricane on Sunday with catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
Tropical Storm Melissa is set to intensify this weekend, and Jamaica and other Caribbean islands are bracing for harsh weather, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday morning.